A restless and inquisitive spirit, a foe of academics and the establishment, Petropoulos was the first folklorist in Greece who dealt with social outcasts and described people and situations ignored by his country’s official history.
He lived close to to Rebetika singers, bums, street-urchins, whores and homosexuals, prisoners and underground people who became the heroes of his books: The Brothel, Kaliarda (an Etymological Dictionary of Greek Homosexuals’ Slang), The Handbook of theGood Thief, The History of the Condom, The Rebetika Songs, The Holy Hashish, and others.
In this documentary, all these people meet in front of our camera. Their testimonies about their life and their relationship with the writer; join Petropoulos’ confessions, who was persecuted and sentenced several times for his writings.
From the Greek civil war to the war in Afghanistan, from the French Island of Reunion to Siberia, children have been violently uprooted from their natural environment.
Filo is a successful Greek sculptor, living in Paris, devoted to his art, and married to Marina. An unexpected incident will change everything and give a new meaning to their life.
The story of a woman born in postwar Germany and her overwhelming need to live, love, and matter. After her death, her son embarks on a journey to Greece to make peace with his peripatetic mother.
In the rehabilitation unit of an Athenian trauma hospital, victims of serious accidents struggle to walk again, offering us a glimpse into the depths of the human condition.
A film about time, memory, nostalgia, and the beauty of archeology and excavation through the post-mortem portrait of archeologist Yannis Sakellarakis.
A portrait of the Greek theatrical director, Theodoros Terzopoulos, from his childhood home and his debut of “The Bacchae” at Delphi to his travels around the world.
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A restless and inquisitive spirit, a foe of academics and the establishment, Petropoulos was the first folklorist in Greece who dealt with social outcasts and described people and situations ignored by his country’s official history.
He lived close to to Rebetika singers, bums, street-urchins, whores and homosexuals, prisoners and underground people who became the heroes of his books: The Brothel, Kaliarda (an Etymological Dictionary of Greek Homosexuals’ Slang), The Handbook of the Good Thief, The History of the Condom, The Rebetika Songs, The Holy Hashish, and others.
In this documentary, all these people meet in front of our camera. Their testimonies about their life and their relationship with the writer; join Petropoulos’ confessions, who was persecuted and sentenced several times for his writings.
SCREENPLAY: Calliope Legaki
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Yannis Misouridis
EDITING: Elias Demetriou
MUSIC: Nikos Papadogoulas
SOUND: Antonis Galatis, Costas Varympopiotis, Yorgos Vassiliou
NARRATION: Yorgos Kendros
AWARDS
THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection